Article of furniture



Feb. 8, 1949.

R. K LOGUE ARTICLE OF FURNITURE 3 Sheets-Sheet 1 Filed Aug. 17, 1946 INVENTOR. BY REG/ A X10605 @A L, 61% $7172f Feb. 8, 1949. R. K. LOGUE ARTICLE OF FURNITURE s Sheets-Sheet 3 Filed Aug. 17, 1946 INVENTOR- By NA. LOGUE @Mg i l Patented Feb. 8, 1949 PATENT E FICE;

. aromas V ARTIUEE'OF FURNITURE Regina. Katherine. Loguc, Philadelphia, Pa.

Application August-.17, 1946 Seria'INo; 691184 1 Thisinvention relates to a table and chair assembly of a folding nature; so designed as to be easily manipulated into a thin, fiat; decora-- time unit; suitable for storageinclosets, when'it is so desired to dispose of these articles of furniture.

It is the object of this invention to provide a table Whose legs are disposed of by means of folding into a recessed apron, and; maintained therein irrrigid fashionby means of spring clips; thus forming: a neat, smooth, box like package of the table for easy handling, the under side of this table to be provided with a plurality of spring clamps, so arranged as to maintain the collapsed chairs, specifically four in number, in

a position hat with the under side. of the table' top; so compactly" as to form a rigid,ffiat, reetangular package, narrow enough for the confines of the mostsh'alfow closets.

These objects and others, such as economical construction, strength and lightness of structure are; accomplished by novel. construction and arrangement of parts, whose d'escripti'onwill' fol.- low.

In the accompanyingd'rawihgs, Fig. I repre-' sents a perspective of" the table. and group of. two chairs arranged for, individual use; Fig. 2. represents a perspective of the table. and. chairs as.

folded for storage;. Fig.3 represents aside elevae tion ofthe' assembly in foldedlconditionshowi ng the narrowness and compactness; Fig. 4 represents a perspective of the under side of the table showing the legs opened and: the; chair-retaining means; Fig. 5 represents a fragmentary sectional elevation showing the nested position of. the chairs within the table; Fig. 6 represents a frag= mentary perspective showing one form of spring clip retaining means for the table legs; and..Fig..

'lrepresents an enlarged section of the covered clamp construction. 7

Referring to the drawings, one form. of the present invention comprises a table having atop l 5,, preferably of square configuration, having an apron I56 provided on the underside thereof. and

rubber extending continuously in close proximity to the sides of the top l5. As shown, this apron I6 is an between the apron t6 and the respective le s- E1 and serve the dual. purpose of locking the legs in" open position and snapping the legs into folded position. When so folded'spring' clips I 51 lock the legs in the recess M these ch ps til-being attached to the apron at spaced suitable-locations.

Inorder to support folded chairsunder the top 45; pairs of spring clamps 2 0 are provided, twopairs being disposed at two opposite sides of-the top, and two other pairs being" disposed at" op posite sides of a reinforcement brace-23 which extends medially and transversely across" the under side of the top. This brace 23 thus forms two compartments, each of which will seat two'- folded chairswhereupon one pair of clamps 2W on thebrace 23" and the other pair on -the apron sid'e- Will grip a chair in the compartment and hold it rigidly fast. Preferably, each clamp 20' is made of heavygauge spring wire covered bya h'eavy'casing' 2| of rubber. Each cl'amp 'of a pair is welded or otherwise secured to a spring hinge" 24' fixed to the apron iii in one instance; and to the-brace 23 inthe other-instance; These clamps 20 are" so hinged as to swingdownwardly and outwardly to" provide clearance forp'l acing the chairs in therespective' compartments, and each is of' suficient length" to well overlie the chairs when in the compartments, so that the pressm'e' of' the spring hinges plus the spring action of the clamps insures a forced, constant and rigid grip on the confined chairs. Preferably, also; each clamp of a pair is connected to the other by a rod 26, which serves as a convenient handle for swinging the clamps from. operative to inoperative position andvice versa.

The chairs, preferably four in number, com-- prise seats 21 arranged to be. supportedlnear the front by pivoted." rearwardly inclined. legs 28,. preferably of strap metalwhichhave pivotalconnection with the. respective. rear legs 29. These.

latter extend upwardly above the seatZI to pro-.

vide a support. and frame for the convex. leather. chair back 30; which slopes from top. to bottom.

which preservesthe finish of the chairs, and the entire assembly is so compact as to fit readily into relatively shallow closets. j

1. A table comprising a top, legs pivotally mounted for movement relative to said top, a recessed apron depending from said top spaced inwardly of the peripheral rim of the top, said apron defining with the top a chair receiving recess inwardly of the apron, and forming with the top outwardly of the apron a niche for housing said legs in folded condition, in combination with a plurality of collapsible chairs, a plurality of spring clamps attached to said apron and arranged to overlie said chairs when folded and positioned within said recess, and means mounting said clamps to swing outwardly from under said apron to permit said chairs to be positioned within and removed from said recess, said means mounting said clamps providing an arcuate movement of said clamps on both sides of said apron and biased so that said clamps swing inwardly and upwardly of the apron when the chairs are removed from said recess in order to effect leg clearance for users of the table, and complemental spring clamp means mounted centrally of the table to cooperate with said first clamp means in supporting chairs insaid recess.

2. A table comprising a top, legs pivotally mounted for movement relative to said top, a recessed apron depending from said top for effectively housing said legs in folded condition, in combination with a plurality of collapsible chairs disposed in stacks, spring clamp means in transversely spaced complemental relation, one of which is mounted on said apron, each of said complemental clamp means being arranged to overlie a pair of stacked chairs from opposite sides and apply constant spring pressure thereto to hold the pair of stacked chairs against said top, one of said clamp means comprising a plurality of relatively spaced clamping devices pivotally mounted on the said apron and a handle common to and extending between said spaced clamping devices mounted on the apron for manually operating said plurality of clamps simultaneously, to lock or release said stacked chairs relative to said top 3. A table comprising a top, legs pivotally mounted for movement relative to said top, a restacked relation when collapsed, clamps pivoted to the apron and movably mounted on the reinforcing means respectively arranged to overlie said stacked chairs when folded and positioned within said compartments, and spring means operative respectively between said pivoted clamps and apron and between said movable clamps and reinforcing means for mounting said clamps to exert yielding pressure on both sides of a pair of stacked chairs in a compartment to hold them therein; said clamp means both being movable to insert said stacked chairs in said compartment, said apron mounted clamps having arcuate movement on both sides of the position at which stacked chairs are held in the compartments, and said spring means thereof exerting a bias thereon to move said clamps inwardly and cessed apron depending from said top for housupwardly of the apron to effect leg clearance for users of said table when chairs are removed from said compartment.

4. In combination a table having a top, an apron depending from said top generally normal thereto, and a median division extending between parallel sides of the apron dividing the top into two chair receiving recesses defined respectively, by the top the apron and the median division, folding legs associated with the top, and a plurality of folding chairs disposed in pairs in stacks for disposition in the respective compartments, the'total thickness of a stack of chairs being appreciably greater than the depth of said compartments, a clamp device having a foot and piv oted to the edge of the apron and of such length as to dispose said foot for overlying contacting engagement with the outer surface of said stacked chairs, means for pivotally mounting said clamp on the apron for arcuate movement on both sides of a position in which said foot contacts said outer surface of said stacked chairs, means biasing said clamp in'wardly of said apron so that when the stacked chairs are removed the foot thereof is disposed inwardly and upwardly of the edge of said apron to secure leg clearance for the users of the table, said clamp being movable against the bias outwardly of the apron to facilitate insertion and removal of the stacked chairs, and complemental movable resilient means on the median division having a portion overlying and engaging the stacked chairs transversely spaced from the pivoted clamp to hold said stack in said compartment.

REGINA KATHERINE LGGUE.

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